Nigeria’s Islamic finance industry hits N5trn
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Verified Synthesis~52s readUmar disclosed this during an interview on Trust TV’s Business Daily, where he said the industry had expanded beyond banking into pensions, insurance and capital market investments. Nigeria’s Islamic finance industry has grown to about N5 trillion, with the Federal Government’s Sukuk issuances attracting subscriptions of N2.2 trillion against an initial offer of N300bn, the Managing Director of One17 Capital Limited, Abdullahi Idris Umar, has said.
Context & Background
- ✦He said the Federal Government had conducted seven Sukuk issuances, raising more than N1 trillion for infrastructure development, but noted that the instrument had the potential to finance projects in other sectors.
Key Figures & Named Entities
Naira.:“Federal government went into the market for N300 billion, it came out with 2.2 trillion Naira.2021:He said the industry had also recorded growth in pension administration, disclosing that Fund VI, a non interest pension fund, increased from about N7bn in 2021 to N54bn in 2024.₦2.5 million:UPDATE NEWS: Nigerians can now invest ₦2.5 million on premium domains and profit about ₦17-₦25 million.
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Key Takeaways
Verified Extract- Umar disclosed this during an interview on Trust TV’s Business Daily, where he said the industry had expanded beyond banking into pensions, insurance and capital market investments.
- Nigeria’s Islamic finance industry has grown to about N5 trillion, with the Federal Government’s Sukuk issuances attracting subscriptions of N2.2 trillion against an initial offer of N300bn, the Managing Director of One17 Capital Limited, Abdullahi Idris Umar, has said.
- He said the Federal Government had conducted seven Sukuk issuances, raising more than N1 trillion for infrastructure development, but noted that the instrument had the potential to finance projects in other sectors.
Key Facts:Naira.: “Federal government went into the market for N300 billion, it came out with 2.2 trillion Naira.2021: He said the industry had also recorded growth in pension administration, disclosing that Fund VI, a non interest pension fund, increased from about N7bn in 2021 to N54bn in 2024.₦2.5 million: UPDATE NEWS: Nigerians can now invest ₦2.5 million on premium domains and profit about ₦17-₦25 million.Dollars.: All earnings paid in US Dollars.
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Nigeria’s Islamic finance industry has grown to about N5 trillion, with the Federal Government’s Sukuk issuances attracting subscriptions of N2.2 trillion...
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Umar disclosed this during an interview on Trust TV’s Business Daily, where he said the industry had expanded beyond banking into pensions, insurance and capital market investments.
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“Federal government went into the market for N300 billion, it came out with 2.2 trillion Naira.
